"The ocean," said Chun Mang, "is a thing you cannot fill by pouring in, nor empty by taking out.

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As Chun Mang was starting eastwards to the ocean, he fell in with Yüan Fêng on the shore of the eastern sea. "Whither bound?" cried the latter. "I am going to the ocean," replied Chun Mang. "What are you going to do there?" asked Yüan Fêng. "The ocean," said Chun Mang, "is a thing you cannot fill by pouring in, nor empty by taking out."

Source Chuang Tzu, chapter 12, §12 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Chuang Tzu, the sea receives all waters without ever overflowing or emptying, which is why Chun Mang sees in it the image of the Principle. Keep this image today: when something stirs you up, breathe and feel within you this vast and tranquil space.

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